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World Cyber Games Irish finals still open

- Irish finals open without attending regional qualifiers
- Must register on lanparty.ie and then on page sign up
- Two Dublin regional qualifiers in the next weeks

Registration for the Irish finals of the World Cyber Games is still open, and is open to everyone not just those who competed in the regional heats.

World Cyber Games Irish qualifiers set

Irish qualifiers for the World Cyber Games Festival 2007 in Seattle are due to take place in Dublin later this year.

Dare to be Digital open day tomorrow

An open day for the student computer games competition, Dare to be Digital, will take place from midday tomorrow at the Digital Hub’s Digital Exchange in Dublin.

As Games Toaster reported last May prototypes will be constructed in Dublin this year, with 9 of the 10 weeks of the competition spent in Ireland.

“Rather than just sending one team to Scottish finals, we will be selecting six teams from the whole island of Ireland to be represented”, commented Michael Hallissy, of the Digital Hub back in May, “The six teams will take part in a mentoring and support program in Dublin during which they will build their game. Support will be provided by Irish and UK games companies. At the end of a nine-week support programme, they will then travel to the University of Abertay for the grand final”.

Last year at the international competition in Scotland, a Derry based team, Rule of Thumb, won in three categories – ‘Best Use of Technology’, 'Best Team Player', and team member McNicholas won ‘Best Artist’. For more details visit daretobedigitalireland.com.

World Cyber Games Ireland ends toady

The Sunday Tribune reports on the World Cyber Games Ireland...

Kicking off at midday yesterday, the crowd of predominantly male competitors were preparing for a long day (and night) of non-stop gaming. "It's more of a social gathering, " explained Eric Mooney from website room101. org, who helped organise the event, as we walked into the warm-up room...

Paddy 'Spaceman' Conway from Dundalk was there to play Quake 3. "We'll play all day and all night until they throw us out." Where does he get his energy? He gestures towards a can of Coke and a Snickers bar.

World Cyber Games Irish leg in Dublin

The Irish heats of the World Cyber Games are to take place in Dublin from September 23 - 24. There are currently 103 of 250 places taken on the event’s Room101.org signup page.

Taking place at the government’s Digital Exchange on Crane Street (near the Guinness Storehouse), it’s a bring-your-own-computer 24 hour LAN, with competitions for PC and Xbox 360. Participants must be over 18 and holders of an Irish Passport.